Main Entry: ²blot

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): blot·ted; blot·ting

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 : to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance
2 obsolete : mar; especially : to stain with infamy
3 a : to dry (as writing) with an absorbing agent b : to remove with absorbing material <blotting up spilled water>intransitive verb 1 : to make a blot
2 : to become marked with a blot